If you were sat watching Apple's iOS 10 section of opening WWDC keynote, then you probably felt your heart sink a little bit when the majority of the rich notifications demo was focused on using 3D Touch to interact with the content. Apple would obviously like as many people as possible to upgrade to the latest devices with the latest technology embedded within, but understands that that isn't always possible for everyone, and as such, likes to ensure that any new features are as universally accessible as possible for all iOS device owners even though that is not the case right now in beta 1.
As expected, Apple used the opening keynote of WWDC 2016 to officially announce that Apple Pay is expanding into three more regions. As part of a partnership with new banks, Apple's contactless mobile payment platform is now confirmed to be launching in Switzerland, France and Hong Kong, meaning that not only will Apple Pay be soon available in 9 countries in total, but this announcement makes Switzerland and France only the second and third European countries to fly the flag for Apple Pay alongside the United Kingdom.
Apple's WWDC 2016 was as jam-packed as the earlier speculation suggested, and was full of the expected platform announcements with the official unveiling of iOS 10, macOS Sierra, watchOS 3 and tvOS 10. The opening keynote was also full of Apple's trademark videos that showcased the good that the company is doing in the world and the positive change that it is trying to enact, which this year includes trying to promote the benefits of coding with the Swift programming language through the new Swift Playgrounds iPad app.
In the midst of all of the Apple WWDC madness and excitement you can be forgiven for getting caught up in all of the major announcements and missing some of the smaller changes that Tim Cook and team didn't touch on for one reason or another. As the keynote was happening, and as a slew of Apple's executive team were introducing and demoing key new features within iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS, the company engineers were secretly uploading a number of apps to the App Store against Apple's own developer account. Curiously, all of those apps are ones that generally come pre-installed as stock apps on iOS out of the box.
And the wait is finally over. Apple's macOS Sierra version 10.12 beta 1 is now live and available to download and install for developers. Those of you who are enrolled and registered on Apple Developer Program can instantly grab the latest beta version of desktop OS from Apple right now. As for those registered on the free Apple Public Beta Program, the company has confirmed that Sierra will be available to public testers in July.
Apple has just announced tvOS 10 for the new Apple TV. Here's everything you need to know on its features, release date and more.
Apple has made iOS 10 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch official. Here are all the new features and release details that you need to know about.
Apple has just announced macOS Sierra 10.12, including the new features it packs, as well as a release date for when it will be available. Here's everything you need to know about this latest desktop release from Apple.
It sometimes feels as though Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference - affectionately referred to as WWDC or "Dub Dub" - is as popular and as highly anticipated as the announcements that get made during its opening keynote. The Cupertino-based company's annual event - which will see thousands of developers cram into the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium before heading over to Moscone West - is only a matter of hours away, and will give us our first insight into the next versions of a number of Apple's major platforms, and of course, we will be there to cover it all live and keep you abreast of exactly what's announced.
According to a new report, Intel will provide modems for the AT&T iPhone 7 as well as most international devices. Qualcomm, on the other hand, will make hardware that will find its way into Verizon iPhones, as well as those sold in China amongst other countries.
















